Joanna Sullivan
Biographic Data
| ID | 3789384 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joanna Sullivan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joanna |
| FAMILY NAME | Sullivan |
| SIGNATURE | SULLIVAN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
From Poetry To Prose
Research Article| January 01 2009 From Poetry To Prose: The Modern Hausa Novel Joanna Sullivan Joanna Sullivan Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Comparative Literature Studies (2009) 46 (2): 311–337. https://doi.org/10.2307/25659718 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Joanna Sullivan; From Poetry To Prose: The Modern Hausa Novel. Comparative Literature Studies 1 January 2009; 46 (2): 3…
Redefining the Novel in Africa
This article explores Western definitions of the novel and then turns toward an explication of how African writers have altered the genre to suit the needs of their readers, cultures, and literary traditions. Most notably, the contribution of oral traditions has shaped form, content, style, role, characterization, and the notion of quest in African novels. After a general survey of Western and African literature, the article focuses on the modern…
Exploringborias a site of myth in Hausa culture
The very topic of myth has rarely emerged in Hausa studies due to the lack of conventional mythic material. This article looks at how myth emerges not in Hausa literature, but in the spirit possession ceremony known as bori. Unlike traditional myths, bori is a performed event accompanied by musicians who sing diverse and creative praise-epithets and songs to and about the spirits, and the spirit possession ceremony possesses only a marginally sta…
The Question of a National Literature for Nigeria
In the designation of countries, objective and subjective criteria cleave the notion of country into two quite different entities: the state and the nation. The state is marked by a tangible, observable, recognizable set of facts. The state has borders, a central government, a population, an economy, and a bureaucracy, all of which act to maintain and perpetuate continuity. The nation, on the other hand, constitutes itself through the will and th…
Implementing a Cooperative Learning Research Model
Exploringborias a site of myth in Hausa culture
The very topic of myth has rarely emerged in Hausa studies due to the lack of conventional mythic material. This article looks at how myth emerges not in Hausa literature, but in the spirit possession ceremony known as bori. Unlike traditional myths, bori is a performed event accompanied by musicians who sing diverse and creative praise-epithets and songs to and about the spirits, and the spirit possession ceremony possesses only a marginally sta…
Redefining the Novel in Africa
This article explores Western definitions of the novel and then turns toward an explication of how African writers have altered the genre to suit the needs of their readers, cultures, and literary traditions. Most notably, the contribution of oral traditions has shaped form, content, style, role, characterization, and the notion of quest in African novels. After a general survey of Western and African literature, the article focuses on the modern…
The Question of a National Literature for Nigeria
In the designation of countries, objective and subjective criteria cleave the notion of country into two quite different entities: the state and the nation. The state is marked by a tangible, observable, recognizable set of facts. The state has borders, a central government, a population, an economy, and a bureaucracy, all of which act to maintain and perpetuate continuity. The nation, on the other hand, constitutes itself through the will and th…
Implementing a Cooperative Learning Research Model
The Question of a National Literature for Nigeria
In the designation of countries, objective and subjective criteria cleave the notion of country into two quite different entities: the state and the nation. The state is marked by a tangible, observable, recognizable set of facts. The state has borders, a central government, a population, an economy, and a bureaucracy, all of which act to maintain and perpetuate continuity. The nation, on the other hand, constitutes itself through the will and th…
Exploringborias a site of myth in Hausa culture
The very topic of myth has rarely emerged in Hausa studies due to the lack of conventional mythic material. This article looks at how myth emerges not in Hausa literature, but in the spirit possession ceremony known as bori. Unlike traditional myths, bori is a performed event accompanied by musicians who sing diverse and creative praise-epithets and songs to and about the spirits, and the spirit possession ceremony possesses only a marginally sta…
Redefining the Novel in Africa
This article explores Western definitions of the novel and then turns toward an explication of how African writers have altered the genre to suit the needs of their readers, cultures, and literary traditions. Most notably, the contribution of oral traditions has shaped form, content, style, role, characterization, and the notion of quest in African novels. After a general survey of Western and African literature, the article focuses on the modern…
From Poetry To Prose
Research Article| January 01 2009 From Poetry To Prose: The Modern Hausa Novel Joanna Sullivan Joanna Sullivan Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Comparative Literature Studies (2009) 46 (2): 311–337. https://doi.org/10.2307/25659718 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Joanna Sullivan; From Poetry To Prose: The Modern Hausa Novel. Comparative Literature Studies 1 January 2009; 46 (2): 3…
Art (3 works) · Hausa (3 works) · History (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies (3 works) · African history and culture studies (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · History (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)